Innocent, above, found help for her son at an OBI medical clinic. He had been suffereing with diarrhea and a fever.

SILOE, Haiti – For any mother, watching your baby's health deteriorate in front of your eyes is heartbreaking.

When medical help is out of reach, the experience can be even more daunting.

For Innocent, a young mother of three, taking care of her youngest son and trying to help him with the little resources she had was not doing much good. He was running a fever and suffering from diarrhea.

The family had no money to travel by car to see a doctor, much less buy medication to help him recover.

Following triple hurricanes that pelted the region, the area was not only flooded, but almost everything was destroyed in its wake, including crops and other food sources for families.

"The hurricane had completely destroyed my home and my garden on which I depended for food," Innocent said.

When she heard about an emergency medical clinic being offered in a neighboring village, Innocent started out early in the morning, but because of lingering floodwaters, it took her 3 hours to walk to the clinic.

"Nothing could have stopped me from coming to see the doctors," she said. "My child needs medicine."

OBI teamed up with German partner and nonprofit, Humedica, to distribute free medicine and run emergency clinics to help victims of the three hurricanes. In one day, more than 200 patients were treated.

"This child came to the clinic at just the right time," said Dr. Ulrich of the Humedica medical team regarding Innocent's son. "He is dehydrated and we have the right medicines for him, so he will be fine."

"Look at all these medicines the doctor gave me," Innocent said. "I could have never afforded this. Thank you so much for being here for us and God bless you all."

In addition to medical care, OBI also installed a water purification system in the village that is now providing clean water to more than 500 families. The system can purify up to 10,000 gallons of water a day.

In L'Estere, OBI distributed food to 5,000 residents living in temporary shelters.

OBI also has plans to distribute emergency health kits containing enough basic medicine and supplies to support at least 10,000 people for approximately 3 months.

OBI teamed up with German partner and nonprofit, Humedica, to distribute free medicine and run emergency clinics to help victims of the three hurricanes. In one day, more than 200 patients were treated.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
You can help by making an online donation toward OBI's disaster relief efforts. With your support, we can continue to provide emergency relief and recovery. Please make an on-line donation today.

 

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